Saved by her phone? Cement truck could've hit distracted woman if she crossed road seconds earlier

Two recent near-accidents show why you should be cautious when approaching a traffic light whether you are a pedestrian or a motorist.

A cement truck ran a red light at a pedestrian crossing in Bedok South Avenue 3 on Oct 26, but luckily, no one was hurt.

Sharing a dashcam video of the incident, Stomper Francis said: "The lorry dashed across on red right outside Temasek Primary School at 1.30pm when kids were being dismissed."

While no schoolchildren were in the video, a woman with an umbrella can be seen waiting to cross the road.

Ironically, she appeared to be distracted by her phone and did not cross the road immediately when the light changed or she could have been hit by the cement truck.

In another incident, a vehicle with the right of way almost crashed into another car making a right turn at the junction of Yishun Avenue 6 and Avenue 9 on Oct 28.

Sharing a dashcam video of the incident, Stomper Nn said: "I nearly had an accident at Yishun. A car turning at the traffic light junction did not stop while I had the green light."

In the video, the car appeared to be making a discretionary right turn because the driver did not see the cam car coming.

Fortunately, the cam car driver stopped in time and was audibly rattled as he sounded his horn while the other car continued on its way.